| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| condole |
to express sympathy or sorrow for one suffering misfortune or pain. |
| ecclesiastical |
of or related to the church and clergy. |
| eventuality |
something that might happen; contingent occurrence. |
| expendable |
considered able to be replaced, given up, or sacrificed. |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
| incongruity |
the condition of being inappropriate or inconsistent. |
| litany |
any recital that involves repetition or incantation, especially a long or monotonous account, as of one's troubles. |
| magnitude |
size or extent. |
| natal |
of or concerning one's birth. |
| poignant |
deeply touching; arousing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy; piercing; penetrating. |
| problematic |
presenting difficulties or causing doubt; questionable. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| trepidation |
a condition of anxiety or dread; alarm. |
| vindictive |
desirous of revenge; vengeful. |